Castignano

Castignano is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Ascoli Piceno in the Italian region Marche, located about 80 kilometres (50 mi) south of Ancona and about 10 kilometres (6 mi) northeast of Ascoli Piceno.

Castignano
Comune
Comune di Castignano
View from Ripaberarda
Location of Castignano
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Coordinates: 42°56′20″N 13°37′25″E
Country	Italy
Region	Marche
Province	Ascoli Piceno (AP)
Frazioni	Ripaberarda, San Venanzo, San Martino, Castiglioni, Rufiano, Sant'Angelo di Ripaberarda
Government
• Mayor	Fabio Pollini
Area [1]
• Total	38.8 km2 (15.0 sq mi)
Elevation	473 m (1,552 ft)
Population  (30 June 2017)[2]
• Total	2,755
• Density	71/km2 (180/sq mi)
Demonym	Castignanesi
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	63072
Dialing code	0736
Website	Official website

Castignano borders the following municipalities: Appignano del Tronto, Ascoli Piceno, Cossignano, Montalto delle Marche, Montedinove, Offida, Rotella.

Among its churches are the Sanctuary of San Bernardino da Siena and Santi Pietro e Paolo. Its territory is home to the oldest ever Italic language inscription found, the so-called "Stele of Castignano" (7th-6th centuries BC).